Sampling vessel for fluidized solids
AssigneeSyncrude Canada Ltd.
InventorsRichard Douglas Kennett, Iftikhar Huq, Daniel Bulbuc, David Dennis Famulak, Jacqueline Hess, Christian Schroeter
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for obtaining a sample of a fluid solids, such as a coke and hydrocarbon mixture, from a fluid solids process is provided. A sample vessel is provided that contains a first end, a second end, an aperture in the first end and an interior cavity. A cooling device can be provided for cooling material in the interior cavity of the sampling vessel. In operation, fluid solids can be routed through the aperture and collected in the interior cavity. The collected sample material can then be cooled by the cooling device and used for testing.
Claims19
A method of obtaining a sample comprising hydrocarbon and hot fluid solids from a fluid solids process, the method comprising:
- providing a sample vessel having an interior cavity;
- collecting the sample comprising hydrocarbon and hot fluid solids in the interior cavity of the sample vessel;
- cooling the sample comprising hydrocarbon and hot fluid solids while the sample is retained in the interior cavity of the sample vessel to reduce thermal cracking of the hydrocarbon present in the sample.
An apparatus for obtaining a sample of fluid solids from a fluid solids process, the apparatus comprising:
- a sample vessel having an interior cavity, a first end, a second end, an aperture in the first end of the sample vessel leading into the interior cavity, and a cooling device comprising a cooling coil for cooling the interior cavity;
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- an incoming conduit connectable to a source of the sample and to the aperture in the first end of the sample vessel to route the sample from the source to the interior cavity for cooling.
A system for obtaining a sample comprising hydrocarbon and hot fluid solids from a fluid solids process, the system comprising:
- a sample vessel having an interior cavity, an aperture leading into the interior cavity, a cooling device for cooling the sample comprising hydrocarbon and hot fluid solids when it is contained in the interior cavity to reduce thermal cracking of the hydrocarbon present in the sample, and a vent conduit in fluid communication with the interior cavity;
- an incoming conduit connectable to the sample vessel to route the sample from the fluid solids process to the aperture of the sampling vessel;
- a gas conduit connectable to the vent conduit of the sample vessel for routing gases away from the sampling vessel;
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- a first valve to control the flow of the sample in the incoming conduit, a second valve to control the flow of the sample into the sampling vessel and a third valve to control the flow of gas from the sample vessel through the gas conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.